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GNFM (formerly known as 2GN) is an Australian radio station serving the
Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victor ...
region, which opened in January 1932 as 2GN on a frequency of 1390
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(1368 kHz between 1978 and 2022). Test broadcasting began on 7 December 1931. It is now co-owned by the
Capital Radio Network Capital Radio Network is an Australian radio company, which owns stations in Canberra, Goulburn, Cooma, the Snowy Mountains, Gippsland and Perth. The company is a subsidiary of Blyton Group, with Kevin James Blyton as managing director for bo ...
and
Grant Broadcasters Grant Broadcasters is an Australian regional radio network. Founded in 1942, by 2019 it owned 53 radio stations. In 2022, it sold 46 to Here, There & Everywhere (company), Here, There & Everywhere, retaining shareholdings in seven in Canberra, G ...
, broadcasting on 107.7 MHz. The station carries a Classic Hits format and ''Forever Classic'' branding similar to its sister stations,
2CA 2CA is an Australian Commercial broadcasting, commercial radio station on the AM band serving Canberra. It is jointly owned by the Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters. The station broadcasts on AM Stereo 1053 kHz and on Digital Au ...
, 6IX, XLFM and 3GG. The station's studios are shared with sister station, Eagle FM. GNFM has an FM repeater serving the township of Crookwell and re-transmitting GNFM on 106.1 MHz. On 12 May 2022, the station transitioned to FM and it was renamed GNFM. On 28 May 2022, the AM signal on 1368 kHz broadcast a retune message telling listeners to tune to 107.7. This remained the case until the AM signal on 1368 kHz was switched off in June 2022.


Programming

GNFM features both local programming and syndication. GNFM also features local news bulletins.


Recognition

In the 2014 Commercial Radio Australia Awards (ACRA's), Craig Prichard won the award for 'Best Entertainment/Music Presenter: Country'. In October 2019, it was announced that 2GN news reader Michael Prevedello had won the 2019 ACRA category for 'Best News Presenter: Country & Provincial'.


Announcers

*Craig Prichard *John Banks *Gary Warne *Jordan Bocock *Bec Kempin *Andrew Deak


See also

* 93.5 Eagle FM *
Capital Radio Network Capital Radio Network is an Australian radio company, which owns stations in Canberra, Goulburn, Cooma, the Snowy Mountains, Gippsland and Perth. The company is a subsidiary of Blyton Group, with Kevin James Blyton as managing director for bo ...


References


External links


107.7 GNFM official site
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